diff --git a/api/v1/orcid/OrcidController.php b/api/v1/orcid/OrcidController.php
index adc0659b4a4..29c5f9d7dca 100644
--- a/api/v1/orcid/OrcidController.php
+++ b/api/v1/orcid/OrcidController.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public function requestAuthorVerification(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonRespo
 
         $author = $validate['author']; /** @var Author $author */
         try {
+            $author->setData('orcidVerificationRequested', true);
             dispatch(new SendAuthorMail($author, $context, true));
         } catch (\Exception $exception) {
             return response()->json([
diff --git a/classes/orcid/actions/VerifyAuthorWithOrcid.php b/classes/orcid/actions/VerifyAuthorWithOrcid.php
index d769bc67b54..f705462fc04 100644
--- a/classes/orcid/actions/VerifyAuthorWithOrcid.php
+++ b/classes/orcid/actions/VerifyAuthorWithOrcid.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public function execute(): self
 
             $this->author->setOrcid($orcidUri);
             $this->author->setOrcidVerified(true);
+            $this->author->setData('orcidVerificationRequested', null);
             if (OrcidManager::isSandbox($context)) {
                 $this->author->setData('orcidEmailToken', null);
             }
@@ -133,7 +134,6 @@ public function execute(): self
      * Takes template variables for frontend display from OAuth process and assigns them to the TemplateManager.
      *
      * @param TemplateManager $templateMgr The template manager to which the variable should be set
-     * @return void
      */
     public function updateTemplateMgrVars(TemplateManager &$templateMgr): void
     {
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ public function updateTemplateMgrVars(TemplateManager &$templateMgr): void
      * Helper to set ORCID and OAuth values to the author. NB: Does not save updated Author instance to the database.
      *
      * @param string $orcidUri Complete ORCID URL
-     * @param array $results
-     * @return void
      */
     private function setOrcidAccessData(string $orcidUri, array $results): void
     {
diff --git a/schemas/author.json b/schemas/author.json
index 18fbfd56566..41a676edfb9 100644
--- a/schemas/author.json
+++ b/schemas/author.json
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
 			"validation": [
 				"nullable"
 			]
+		},
+		"orcidVerificationRequested": {
+			"type": "boolean",
+			"apiSummary": false
 		}
 	}
 }